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Concurrent Validity of Preschooler Gross Motor Quality Scale with Test of Gross Motor Development-2
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Sun, Shih-Heng; Sun, Hsiao-Ling; Zhu, Yi-Ching; Huang, Li-chi; Hsieh, Yueh-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Preschooler Gross Motor Quality Scale (PGMQ) was recently developed to evaluate motor skill quality of preschoolers. The purpose of this study was to establish the concurrent validity of PGMQ using Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) as the gold standard. One hundred and thirty five preschool children aged from three to six years were…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Preschool Children, Measures (Individuals), Correlation
Obesity and Motor Coordination Ability in Taiwanese Children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
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Zhu, Yi-Ching; Wu, Sheng K.; Cairney, John – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between obesity and motor coordination ability in Taiwanese children with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD). 2029 children (1078 boys, 951 girls) aged nine to ten years were chosen randomly from 14 elementary schools across Taiwan. We used bioelectrical impedance…
Descriptors: Obesity, Females, Foreign Countries, Motor Development